SOLUTION: The Happy Pet animal shelter houses stray cats and dogs. There are 55 animals at the shelter. The ratio of the number of cats to the number of dogs is 4 to 7. Based on this ratio h
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Question 1018910: The Happy Pet animal shelter houses stray cats and dogs. There are 55 animals at the shelter. The ratio of the number of cats to the number of dogs is 4 to 7. Based on this ratio how many of each type of animal is at the shelter? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The Happy Pet animal shelter houses stray cats and dogs. There are 55 animals at the shelter. The ratio of the number of cats to the number of dogs is 4 to 7. Based on this ratio how many of each type of animal is at the shelter?
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4n + 7n = 55
n = 5
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4*5 = 20 cats
7*5 = 35 dogs
